Zechariah 2:3

3 And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,

Zechariah 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 2:3

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth
See ( Zechariah 1:9 Zechariah 1:13 Zechariah 1:14 Zechariah 1:19 ) and he "went forth" from the place where the prophet was, with whom he had been conversing: and another angel went out to meet him:
the same that was seen among the myrtle trees, ( Zechariah 1:8 ) and here, with a measuring line in his hand, ( Zechariah 2:1 ) .

Zechariah 2:3 In-Context

1 And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.

2 And I say, `Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, `To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth, and how much its length.'

3 And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,

4 and he saith unto him, `Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Unwalled villages inhabit doth Jerusalem, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst.

5 And I -- I am to her -- an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.